I Would Like To Live A Different Life If I Could Go Back In Time - Episode 5

When I turned around, there was a small white cat-shaped figure that could fit in the palm of my hand.

“Welcome to the dream world. Should I say I am the you that lurks deep within your heart? Well, since that’s difficult, just consider me your guide.”

“Hey, guide, I want to ask you something. There’s nothing in this plain, but will it always be like this? What are we supposed to do in this dream?”

The white cat floated gently and jumped onto my shoulder.

“From now on, monsters will appear in this meadow. We just need to defeat them.”

“Defeat? I don’t have any weapons.”

“There’s magic, isn’t there?”

“I’ve only used it in practical classes at the academy before. There’s no way I can do it.”

“Well then, I guess I have no choice but to die. They’re coming in swarms. Use everything you have, utilize everything you can. No one will help you just by crying. Look, see? Enemies are appearing from the front. Hang in there.”

Just as the white cat’s words suggested, a slime appeared before me.

When I was a student, it was written in the textbook.

A monster that even children can defeat.

Of course, I’ve never even defeated a slime.

From now on, will I be defeating monsters forever?

While thinking that, I cast a spell and defeat the slime. It seems that magic can be used without any issues even in dreams.

I feel like it’s easier to handle magic now than before.

“Not bad. Look, another one has appeared.”

Another slime appeared. I keep defeating slimes over and over again.

“Hey, guide. Is this made from my memories?”

“Yes. Of course. It’s made from the drawers of your memories.”

Everything that comes out is something you’ve seen or heard somewhere before. You’ve been studying all this time, so your knowledge is richer than anyone else’s, right? Monsters will also start appearing to some extent. Well, don’t worry, dragons won’t show up from the very beginning, okay?

Even if it’s based on my memories, I don’t feel like I can be at ease.

I underestimated it because it was a slime and talked to the guide, which was a mistake. I got knocked over by the slime.

I have pain.

“Ah, just so you know, there’s pain even in dreams. If you’re killed, you can’t return to the real world. You have to seriously defeat them. Well then, I’ll disappear around here. If anything happens, let me know.”

The guide left those words behind and disappeared.

I think I wouldn’t have been able to defeat a big monster from the start because I would have been too scared. It’s a relief that a slime showed up.

In my memory, I’ve packed in knowledge about various monsters, so I wonder if different monsters will eventually appear.

I feel a bit scared.

And after defeating many, many slimes, a unicorn rabbit appeared. This monster charges straight at you. If you get hit, you’ll be seriously injured, so it seems you have to dodge it well.

Avoiding the attacks of the horned rabbit while casting spells to defeat several of them. Yes, it seems that the monsters are gradually getting stronger.

Occasionally, I hear voices from somewhere encouraging me to do my best and not give up.

Encouraged by those words, I continue to hunt monsters that seem to last forever.

… … …

Yeah, I wonder how many monsters I’ve hunted.

A horde of hundreds of monsters right in front of me.

Skeletons, orcs, lizardmen, and other monsters have appeared. Among them, there are monsters wielding swords and shields, as well as those wearing robes.

As always, my physical growth is slow, but I’ve grown a bit. I’ve also gotten better at handling the sword.

I continued to fight without even having the time to think about how hard it was.

In the dream world where it’s hard to tell whether it’s day or night, I have been injured countless times and healed with magic, faced numerous crises and turned them into opportunities.

In the repeated battles, perhaps I was able to reflect on my past self who was weak.

At that time, I could only lament being set up by that woman.

I could only endure, letting myself be trampled on.

I think I’ve become strong enough now to scold and encourage that weak version of myself.

It’s okay now.

I cut down the monsters and defeat them with magic.

When I defeated the last one, a white cat appeared.

“Yuria, you’ve become stronger. Soon, this dream will end as the magic wears off. The experience you’ve gained here won’t disappear when you wake up. Ah, but since your body is still in a sleeping state, you’ll need to train it again. You’ve done very well up to this point.”

“It’s been a while, guide. Thank you for everything until now. I’m fine on my own now. I’ve become this strong.”

“Come on, it’s time to wake up. Eme is waiting for you.”

“……Yeah. I’ve been worrying you, haven’t I?”

I begin to climb the stairs that have appeared in front of me.

After squinting tightly at the blinding light of the exit and slowly lifting my eyelids, I found myself in an unfamiliar room.